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A Whole Slew of Angels in America

“In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we’ve left behind, and dreaming ahead.” ― Tony Kushner

Angels, angels everywhere. Ever since Kushner’s acclaimed play burst onto the scene in 1993, it’s taken the theatre world by storm – a tempest kicked up by the wings of hundreds of different iterations of the angel figure. Take a stroll down memory lane and see how a number of different productions imagined this pivotal role:

Reblogged this on Lily Wight and commented:
I saw the HBO mini-series a few years ago and loved it, thanks for reminding me! It would be nice to see a production tackle a more radical representation of the angels though.
This is a brilliant piece x

This was awesome, especially because I’m ignorant enough I didn’t even know about the play. *blushes* Now I do, and I’ll make sure to find time to check it out somehow. It also reminded me of my favorite “angel” song, “Wings” by Echo’s Children. I love the concept of a lost angel. It’s a beautiful idea that I may have to explore further in poems. Thank you for sharing!